Kerala HC denies bail to PFI leaders in Sreenivasan murder case

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed the bail plea of Ashraf Moulavi, a leader of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and the second accused in the alleged murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader S.K. Srinivasan in Palakkad. The court also rejected the bail petitions by Abdul Kader and Firoz, the two other accused PFI members.

The Division Bench of Justices Anil K. Narendran and S. Muralee Krishna observed that the alleged offences were grave, and that the contention by the accused on account of the time served could not be accepted.

The court noted the National Investigation Agency’s findings, including evidence of active involvement of the accused in anti-national activities, arms training, and propagation of Islamist extremist ideologies to promote enmity.